Permissible and impermissible items of trade

Alcohol in creams and lotions

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2014-02-19 15:36

Q: I have a query. Most of my cosmetics have Cetyl Alcohol. Cetyl alcohol is used in the cosmetic industry as an opacifier in shampoos, or as an emollient, emulsifier or thickening agent in the manufacture of skin creams and lotions. It is also employed as a lubricant for nuts and bolts. Is it permissible sell items with this ingredient?

Manufacturing coffins

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2014-02-12 09:02

Q: I would like to know if it is permissible for a Muslim to manufacture and sell coffins?

Selling books with pictures

Submitted by admin on Sun, 2014-02-02 07:14

Q: If some one is in the business of selling books. Can he sell books with pictures? Can he supply printing papers to publisher knowing fully well it is used for printing books with pictures? Can he supply raw materials of any kind which goes to print such books with full knowledge?

Pharmacy selling medication which contains haram gelatin or alcohol

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2013-12-24 06:21

Q: Is it permissible for a pharmacy to sell the following type of products:

  1. Items containing gelatin from animals that were slaughtered not according to Shari'ah?
  2. Items containing alcohol which have a non-alcoholic equivalent 

Will the money earned from such sales be haraam?

Purchasing a cat as a pet

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2013-10-29 08:52

Q:

  1. Is it permissible to purchase a cat? I am of the Hanafi Madhab.
  2. If impermissible, please advise with regards to the SPCA.

To adopt a cat from them, based on the information provided on their website, it outwardly appears that no fee goes towards purchasing the actual animal itself.

Rather, R100 is allocated to a 'Pre-Home Inspection' where an "inspection of your property will be done to ensure that animals are placed in homes suited to their needs." Then, based on the suitability of your home, a further adoption fee is charged for a "health check, sterilization, first set of innoculations, micro chip, collar and ID disk. 

Cats: R405

Kittens: R405 (plus R300 refundable deposit)

Selling glue to someone who is sniffing it

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2013-10-09 09:06

Q: At our store we stock a large variety of products including shoe makers products. Recently we have been getting a customer coming regularly to buy shoe glue only. The staff have brought it to our attention that he is buying it to sniff. After this I have observed the following:

  1. He does not buy any other shoe makers products.
  2. He buys more glue on a single trip then any other shoemaker I remember serving.
  3. He never has any shoes or shoe makers items in his hand when he comes to the store whereas this is usually noticed  on most shoemakers.

So it is clear that he is sniffing the glue and not using it for shoes. Is it permissible to continue serving him knowing that he is using the glue for sniffing?

NB: Our store does NOT run on a self help system so he has to ask for the glue to be given to him which makes it very easy for us to stop supplying him if necessary.

Selling Hooka tabacco

Submitted by admin on Sat, 2013-08-31 09:13

Q: Is it permissable to sell Hooka tabacco?

Selling machinery to a tobacco company

Submitted by admin on Thu, 2013-08-29 09:40

Q: My husband has a bussiness of packaging machineries. They have various kinds of packaging machineries. Recently they had a deal with the tobacco industry who produces tambakoo (which contains nicotine), he has sold a machinery which is for multipurpose to a tobacco industry. I want to know if this halal or not?

Selling haraam chocolate

Submitted by user2 on Sat, 2013-08-24 08:46

Q: Is it jaaiz to sell haraam chocolate in a grocery shop?

Selling shoes made of pigskin leather

Submitted by admin on Sat, 2013-06-22 15:43

Q: I often buy & sell athletic shoes as a hobby & because they can also be profitable. Most of them are leather & textile made & I always avoid buying pigskin/pig leather made shoes but yesterday while searching online I found out that the inner lining of some athletics shoes are made of tanned pigskin, the inner lining is a small amount of lining inside of the shoe, just towards the heal area. I've found out that at least one pair I own may have this, searched for more online on the subject of tanned pigskin in Islam & found that there is a difference of opinion on the matter. Could you please shed more light as I believe I may have more pairs of shoes with the tanned pigskin inner linings & also about those shoes which have pigskin uppers as one fatwa website did not rule pigskin jackets as haram but quoted that it is better that they should be avoided. I have emailed manufacturer & asked for a detailed list to check with my collection of shoes though not sure if they will reply back.

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